Richly tragic viewing, Mucky Kid uses the tale of an escaped convict to explore themes about child protection, abuse, mental illness, coming of age and fear of the unforgivable impulses within. At Theatre 503.

Important and relevant, this play shows the complex tragedy of what it means to live under a dictatorship. Robert Shaw's new production is thought-provoking, dark and realistic, but without any efforts by its writer to contextualise the situation, we end up feeling slightly short-changed. At CFL Art Cafe, Bussey Building.

Three short pieces of new writing at Theatre503 receive a beautiful staging and performance. The night intelligently questions the individual, how the individual operates in relationships, and how relationships operate in our expanding and fast-paced global community.

Brad Birch's star may be on the rise, but this lukewarm production of one of his subtler plays leaves much to be desired: prescriptive direction and design and staid acting combine to create a rather dull story of the trials and tribulations of parenting. At the White Bear Theatre Club.

Ernie Holt was just a normal man, and yet this show is the story of his life, told through bouncy, spritely physical theatre by his grandson, James Craze. The warm, affectionate retelling and excellent theatrical technique make for a delightful evening, and it's hard not to get emotionally involved with the simple charm of James and Ernie, all wrapped into one. At Theatre503.

Our Share of Tomorrow is a love story. But, like all memorable love stories, it is also about life; the opportunities missed; the things left unsaid, and the lessons left to be learnt. Our Share of Tomorrow is certainly a play worth seeing. At Theatre503.

Theatre503's new programme of short plays offer a mostly tongue-in-cheek presentation of Britain's only female Prime Minister that, whilst certainly entertaining, seemed a bit too hung up on showing up the negatives of her time in power to take the oppurtunity of an in-depth exploration of her character.

Brad Birch's exceptionally long-titled full-length professional debut showcases an excitingly original voice – flawed, but still very striking. Add to that the professional stage debut from an equally exciting performer, and there're two solid reasons to head down to the Soho Theatre.

Originally staged in 1993, this darkly comic piece is revived for the first time as part of Theatre503's Second Look initiative, where neglected modern classics are brought back to public consciousness. A few niggles aside, I think this gruesome, brutal, yet still strangely human play certainly deserves its place here.

Ailís Ní Ríain's coming-of-age story combines fairy-tale fantasy and gritty realism in Theatre503's first play of their new season of "groundbreaking plays". This is a perfect embodiment of Theatre503's commitment to bold new writing: difficult and striking, it's not an easy morsel to digest, but the innovation and quality of the work are undeniable.

Writer/director Anna Jordan's work gets a welcome outing with three of her pieces proving Theatre503's reputation as the home of "fearless new writing" this week. Covering sex, death and relationships, it's a soul-baring evening that cements her reputation as one of the most exciting new writers in the capital.

Festopia! at Theatre503 is a festival of short plays set in the future, plays selected from a significant number submitted to Little Pieces of Gold in 2012. The first half comprises four plays of varying lengths – 10 to 15 minutes each. The second half is a substantially longer single, one act play.

Performed at Theatre503, Steve And Then It Ended recounts the story of one family’s last day on earth, spent eating a TV dinner. Although a little stunted, this comedic yet touching tale really makes you think about what matters most in life, with plenty of laughs along the way.

This Sunday last, I went along to Theatre503, above the Latchmere pub in Clapham, to see XY, a collection of short plays that were non-gender specific. The twist was that two of the plays were repeated with different casts and by different directors. It was a clever production idea and one that kept the audience involved and interested throughout.

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